Senate Bill 1052, passed by the 2012 legislature and signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin, recognized that steps must be taken to change the paradigm of independent capital facility decisions currently occurring across approximately 163...

The annual summaries provide a yearly overview of Oklahoma climate and weather. Annual data summary tables have been made available, along with state-wide graphics, statistics, storm reports, and a summarization of events. These yearly publications...

The OCES continues to strive to disseminate the research information generated by OAES to the public
through field days, workshops, tours, and demonstrations. This has been and will continue to be a
major focus of our efforts at the Oklahoma...

March might have entered like a lamb, but it exited like July, smashing temperature records in the process. The March statewide average temperature, as measured by the 120-station Oklahoma Mesonet, was more than 9 degrees above normal at 59.4...

The mechanical behavior of subgrade soil is influenced by the seasonal variations in moisture content. To better understand this behavior, it is crucial to study the relationship between soil moisture content and matric suction known as the Soil...

Welcome to the first in a series of articles devoted to information on production techniques, current local and federal issues, and activities and information of interest on winter canola in the southern Great Plains. This first issue is devoted to...

This report, consistent with the authority of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board as stated in Title 82 Oklahoma Statutes Section 1085.2,
is concerned with urban and domestic water conservation. It is intended to provide public water suppliers, both...

This document is aimed at providing information which can be utilized nationally to increase access to federal lands through the development of consistent environmental analysis methods and supporting research and data needs specific to onshore oil...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service program for wheat includes a number of estimates that are made on a schedule spanning the entire crop year. The inclusion of any state in the national program is dependent on that state's portion...

This manual is a safety guide for the dam owner. The continuing need for dam safety is critical because of the thousands of dams now in place and the many new ones being built each year. Although these dams are essential elements of the national...

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) currently uses three different gradations (ODOT Type A, ODOT Type B and ODOT Type C) for its base layers. A recent laboratory study by Khoury and Zaman revealed that each of these gradations has...

Planning for extreme weather and climate events are central to the work of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program, though are not our only focus. The following represent the various new areas of focus and partnerships of SCIPP with a brief...

The rapidly increasing acreage encroached by eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) has recently attracted the attention of land owners, natural resource managers, water managers and policy makers because of the potential effect on streamflow and...

Students Play Important Role on the Mesonet Team by Stephanie Bowen; Station Sites Map; Station Names Map; Station Information; Quality Assurance; The Mesonet Prepares Students for the Future by Stephanie Bowen; October Ends Warm Streak, Not...

Research reported upon at the symposium includes work on basin history, sedimentation, stratigraphy, tectonics, petroleum exploration, source rocks, thermal history, oil characterization and migration, and hydrogeology. It is our hope that the...

A blistering final week and a return to drought transformed June from a mildly hot month into a scorcher, rekindling memories of the brutal 2011 summer. Temperatures routinely reached triple-digits across Oklahoma during the month's final week.

The SCIPP project team consists of the following members from the University of Oklahoma (OU) and Louisiana State University (LSU); Year 1 activities of SCIPP have focused significantly on the establishment of the core office staff on both the...

The annual summaries provide a yearly overview of Oklahoma climate and weather. Annual data summary tables have been made available, along with state-wide graphics, statistics, storm reports, and a summarization of events. These yearly publications...

With all the rain the Capital City area had in recent days it is difficult to keep in mind that many rural areas, and perhaps even the majority of our State, remains in the toughest drought since the Dustbowl. With the 2013 Legislative Session...

This report documents the data and assessment used to establish TMDLs for the pathogen indicator bacteria [fecal coliform, Escherichia coli (E. coli), Enterococci] and turbidity for selected waterbodies in the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River...

The Oklahoma Geological Survey and The University of Oklahoma jointly sponsored the Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals, held in Norman at the Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education on the campus of The University of Oklahoma. Technical...

The Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals is an annual meeting during which representatives of industry, government, and universities discuss the problems of geology, exploration, evaluation, and production of our important industrial...

Objectives: 1. Determine the distribution and abundance of the mena crayfish and sympatric species in the Little River, Glover River, upper Mountain Fork, and associated tributaries. 2. Determine tolerance of the mena crayfish and sympatric species...

Oklahoma became a weather battleground state during January. A large upper-level ridge of high pressure entrenched over the western United States battled a deep trough of low pressure to the east for supremacy over the state’s weather.

During 2012 the Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute (OWRRI) continued its integration in to the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University (OSU). Together with the Water Research and Extension...